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Wow, thank you everyone for your replies!! They were all very helpful and I'll definitely consider everything that everyone said!! THANKS!!!!!!!! :)

Hello! Currently I am 18 years old, and a pre-nursing student. I'm a bit of a "special case" seeing as I graduated from High School - just this May - with 50 duel credit hours. Basically, all of my basics are taken care of, and now I'm just focusing on my sciences. After speaking with my academic advisor, we decided that I should apply for the nursing program at the end of July 2012 for entrance into Spring 2013. What I'm wondering, is if I should spend the money to become a CNA during the summer (I'll be 19 by then), and work as a CNA throughout the rest of my college career? Some of the reasons I'm having a hard time deciding this, is because first of all, the only program I could seem to find is at a Community College, 2 months long, for $700, and that doesn't even include books, supplies, scrubs, etc. Though I know this would be an investment if all goes well and I can work as a CNA, but on the other hand, I'm worried that I'll spend all this money and not get hired anywhere! I'm just not sure if it's worth it? But I keep reading all this threads about how so many pre-nursing college students have said they've worked as a CNA throughout their college career, and said it was worth the experience! Also it wouldn't hurt to make more than $7.50 an hour.. that's really killing me! Anyway, that's my question! Thanks!